Altria Group
About: Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, US Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the US with 42% annual share in 2024. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev and a 41% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos. It also acquired vaping company Njoy Holdings in 2023 and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category.
Employees: 6,200
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
115% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 206 | Existing positions closed: 96
42% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 [Q4 2024] → 27 (+8) [Q1 2025]
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.05B | Put options by funds: $775M
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 921 | Existing positions reduced: 754
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.1B [Q4 2024] → $62.8B (+$7.72B) [Q1 2025]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,131 [Q4 2024] → 2,193 (+62) [Q1 2025]
1.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 60.11% [Q4 2024] → 61.89% (+1.79%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Barclays Gaurav Jain | 18%downside $49 | Underweight Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Stifel Matthew Smith | 5%upside $63 | Buy Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
UBS Faham Baig | 21%downside $47 | Sell Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Adam Spielman | 8%downside $55 | Neutral Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 48 articles about MO published over the past 30 days









